Antonella Montrasio is one of the most brilliant interpreters of brasilian music in Italy. She’s gifted with a warm timbre, a great sense of rhythm, a deep knowledge and passion towards brasilian popular music, particurarly “bossa nova” , and a total mastery of brasilian
idiom . “Pingo pingando” suggests , with the support of Max De Aloe quartet, a choice of songs entirely taken from the repertoire of the great composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, called Tom. Antonella Montrasio is the actor daughter of an actor father, Raf Montrasio, who played guitar and mandolin in Renato Carosone’s band, and represents one of the Italian musicians known all over the world.
Max De Aloe needs no introduction : he’s considered one of the most esteemed harmonica- players on an international scale. He was placed second within the whole instrumentalist class of the year at the recent (2011) “ top referendum jazz”, the top italian review within jazz music and was voted by a jury of 60 italian journalists. His quartet can boast exellent musicians including the pianist Roberto Olzer, pointed out among the best new talents within Italian jazz music at the same “top referendum jazz”. In other words, a high profiled Italian proposal honouring brasilian jazz and music.